, on Friday, arrived in Geneva, Switzerland as head of Nigeria’s delegation to the 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union .
The Senate President and his entourage were received on arrival at the airport in Geneva by Nigeria’s Ambassador to Switzerland, Abiodun Richards Adejola accompanied by South African Ambassador to Switzerland, Mr. Mxolisi Nkosi. “We are pleased to enclose detailed information on these meetings including the Agenda of the IPU statutory bodies. We very much hope that your parliament will be represented at the 148th Assembly and that the delegation under your leadership will take an active part in the proceedings.”According to the statement, “At the last edition of the IPU which held in Luanda, Angola, Nigeria broke a 59-year-old jinx when Akpabio was elected into the Executive Committee of the global parliamentary body.
“Akpabio was also on 7th March, 2024, nominated by the African Parliamentary Union into the Preparatory Committee for the 6th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament of the IPU.
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